Imperial Treasure

The man was stunned...

Boom!

All the attacks sent out were returned in a rush.

Bam!!!

The man was directly swept into the sky and thrown out...

Everyone present was bewildered, what’s going on?

Meanwhile, Sui Yi and Pu Qinghan, who had already left, were discussing the recent events.

"That Zhao Guan seems to be from the Ice Gleam Academy; Yi’s collected information includes this mark."

Sui Yi nodded, "The energy intensity of that Cold Meteor Crystal just now is incomparable to those Energy Stones I picked up in the Hunting Space.... That Zhao Guan wouldn’t have fought another Ice Gleam Academy disciple over it without sufficient attraction..."

Since they are from the same academy, they won’t kill each other.

"This rule is quite good."

As the two were talking, they happened to overhear the people behind them discussing.

Even from a distance, they could still hear clearly.

"Zhao Guan? Seems to be the top of the third-year from the Ice Combat Department!"

"Such a big name!"

"Why did he come to District Thirteen!"

"It should be for the energy hunting ranking before the new semester.... Isn’t it fifteen days until school starts? During the holidays, the Energy Crystal Stones obtained through hunting will be comprehensively ranked, and the one who ranks first each time will be the top of the profession."

"So just now that Crystal Stone was the Energy Stone they obtained in the out-of-bounds secret realm? I heard there is testing in the academy...."

"Definitely.. The Ice Combat Department and the Ice Gleam Art Series are the two most powerful professional departments of Ice Gleam Academy, being the top of the third-year, Zhao Guan is definitely impressive... Maybe the Void-breaking level index has reached the Fourth Level."

The Dragon Ape classification of Void-breaking levels is much more detailed than Earth’s, with a total of five levels. Sui Yi pondered, if this Zhao Guan is the Third Level, then Pu Qinghan and Li Luo both belong to the Fourth Level, Yi together with Chu Yezui, Natasha are Second Level, Shun and Yao are also Fourth, and Black and Agoleus both belong to the peak of Fourth...

Sui Yi herself belongs to the Fifth.

"A third-year top of an academy is the Fourth Level of Void-breaking... The rest of the grades are at least Void-breaking, plus past graduates, or school mentors, not to mention other administrative district academies.... Such a terrifying number." Pu Qinghan touched the tail of the Nine Tails.

"Everyone is growing, there’s nothing to worry about this kind of thing.... Isn’t your strength also advancing rapidly every day? Of course, if you can get more Energy Stones.... you’ll improve faster."

Sui Yi is not worried that her group will become a weak group in the Dragon Ape.

As long as she manages time well....

Her palm spread out.

The pointer of the Witch Feather Disk in her palm rotated, finally locking onto a direction.

That was the direction of the inner administrative district.

"Arrow of the Witch Emperor.... is it far away?" Sui Yi did not hide the matter of the Arrow of the Witch Emperor from everyone, so Pu Qinghan also knew.

"Yes, but it is within the Dragon Ape inner administrative district... High concentration has benefits too."

"But it also has drawbacks."

"Yes, maybe it’s already owned by someone, and this person.... is hard to deal with."

Sui Yi closed her palm, smiling slightly.

"Can you sense the Cangwu Fragments? Simulate the appearance and aura of the Cangwu Fragments for me after going back, so I won’t miss them in the future when I encounter them."

Pu Qinghan knows Yi worked hard to find many Cangwu Fragments for Sui Yi, this effort made her feel ashamed who was under Sui Yi’s protection all the time.

"Okay, but I’ll go buy a few things first...." Sui Yi led Pu Qinghan into an underground trade market, bought quite a few primitive papers, although not cheap, Sui Yi did not buy much, so it’s not an excessive sum, bought ten sheets and took pen, ink, paper, and inkstone along.

They happened to encounter Green Bean returning with a small cart of ingredients, lots of things, also a bag of pastries and chili sauce, "Yesterday sister Qinghan said the pastry was quite delicious, I went to see grandma today and told her, she was so happy, she made these again... not much, afraid you would get tired of them, different flavors, this is chili sauce, put on it is the best...."

Green Bean’s sincere nature made Pu Qinghan like her very much, but both she and Sui Yi distinctly felt Green Bean’s joyous expression was tinted with darkness...

"Poor exam results?"

It seems yesterday was the assessment day for the 13th Administrative District’s Pharmacognosy.

Not as strict as Ice Gleam Academy’s exams, finished in half a day, but Green Bean didn’t bring it up at first meeting, so probably the result wasn’t ideal.

Impossible.

Green Bean’s potion ability was acknowledged by Sui Yi, absolutely stronger than those teachers from the 13th Academy.

"No.... I didn’t take the exam."

"Didn’t take the exam?" Sui Yi raised an eyebrow but didn’t inquire further.

Instead, Green Bean tugged at the corners of her mouth, giving a bitter smile.

"They said Half-Demons don’t have exam eligibility, wouldn’t let me in...."

Uh.... This is racial discrimination.

Sui Yi and Pu Qinghan exchanged glances.

"So, this is a good thing," Sui Yi said, leaving Green Bean speechless.

"You can consider coming with us to the Ice Gleam. I’ll cover the train tickets and tuition, but it’s not for free. You’ll owe a debt in the future... and the person you’ll owe is Yi. You don’t have to decide now. Before we go to the Ice Gleam District, you’ll have plenty of time to think it over."

After speaking, Sui Yi went into the house.

"Think it over carefully... this is fate between us,"

Pu Qinghan smiled breezily, patted Green Bean’s head, and began gathering ingredients, delightedly deciding to make boiled live fish upon seeing a small bucket of live fish...

Oh well, she didn’t know how, but she had a guide for making both Chinese and Western cuisine!

Sui Yi did not bother looking at the pair messing around in the kitchen with the ingredients. She took some paper to her room, ground some ink, and picked up a pen...

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In the evening, Sui Yi’s left index and middle fingers twitched slightly, her eyebrow raised softly, and as her two fingers joined, the voices of Ye Zixu and Yi came through.

They wouldn’t be coming home for dinner today.

Sui Yi already knew that the two had been busy for days. "Stay safe, alert me if there’s any danger."

After speaking, she pinched her fingers, and the technique faded away.

She checked the color of the sky, pushed open the door, and saw that Pu Qinghan had already brought out a pot of boiled live fish...

For the next five days, Yi and the others didn’t return, but they did report their safety each day...

Sui Yi mostly stayed in her room, Pu Qinghan knowing she was cultivating, did not disturb her, only occasionally going out with Green Bean...

On the morning of their departure.

Ye Zixu and the others returned, looking travel-worn, carrying a faint aura of blood.

Outwardly there was nothing noticeable, Sui Yi did not say anything, merely poured two cups of tea for them both.

Ye Zixu drank the tea and placed a bag of energy stones from his backpack on the table.

"No clues at all, but coincidentally ran into a Peony Gleam Armadillo, chased it in the mountains for several days, and luckily killed it... the armadillo had just formed an armadillo bead in its belly, which I traded at the exchange for a bag of energy stones."

"Armadillo bead, that thing seems very valuable. Yesterday, Green Bean and I passed by the energy shop at the administrative district’s government offices and saw that they were selling armadillo beads the size of an eyeball for thirty thousand spirit currency. These energy stones have strong energy intensity and a good number. How large was your armadillo bead?"

"A bit larger than an eyeball."

It was also luck, that’s how Ye Zixu saw it, though the others seeing the fresh scabs on his wounds couldn’t really call it just luck.

"Peony Gleam Armadillo belongs to the 4S-level exotic beasts, but in the mountains wild, they’re quite aggressive... Xu, you’re still too weak," Sui Yi said with a serious tone, and Ye Zixu wasn’t embarrassed—it was true, he was the weakest...

"Put away these stones. Later, I’ll show you how to absorb them to the fullest extent... Xu got blocked by an armadillo, what about you? Out for so many days... were you up to no good?" Sui Yi teased.

Yi cast a glance at Sui Yi and placed a card on the table.

Plus five train tickets.

"You can go call that little kid to pack up."

Yi’s card contained fifty thousand spirit currency, and they never asked where an assassin got her money.

So, no one asked.

Alright, Yi and Ye Zixu finished explaining their affairs, now it was Sui Yi’s turn.

Yi took out an envelope and put it on the table.

"Caught a carrier bird when we were coming back, this letter is for you... no return address, your turn to explain... who is your Dragon Ape companion?"

Companion?

Sui Yi picked up the letter and smiled, "Not telling you."

The three of them: "...."

This person was truly slyly mischievous.

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The dock of the 13th Administrative District, filled with a metallic feel, but a whole sizeable train like the Azure Dragon was right before them.

At the station, various humans and other races can be seen....

"Make yourselves smaller!"

"Those who can’t shrink, buy shrinking potions! Our Azure Dragon train may not be small, but we don’t have space for you big guys to waste!"

"Line up, line up!"

Patrol guards and station service personnel were well organized. Green Bean, carrying a large backpack, looked around nervously with big wide eyes.... In this place where many races come and go, she seemed inconspicuous, of course, in physique as well.

The five handed over their tickets and all boarded the train....

Yi, being generous with easy money, got the best first-car packages on the second floor. Five people in a cabin seven to eight meters long, it was perfectly spacious, and various snacks and drinks were prepared on the table inside, along with just-served hot dishes like roasted chicken and goose...

Sui Yi observed the mechanism buttons on the train’s wall and pressed the sightseeing balcony, seeing the front wall immediately curve outward, creating a balcony.

Sui Yi walked onto the balcony, seeing moving scenery through a transparent cover...

The train’s speed was not fast, but just enough to allow people to see the world’s beautiful mountains and rivers clearly.